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[mrjin]

I don't want that sh*t to be there in the first place. No one knows better than the end user. And also, if the user could not reach some M$ server does not mean users' network was not connected to the internet.

Anyway, won't be a trouble for me much longer. Retiring all my Windows instances, had enough.

[lzooz → mrjin]

>No one knows better than the end user.

Disagree.

[mymyairduster → mrjin]

It's crazy, everyone else is just letting M$ control the narriative and falling for it.

Micro$oft is trying to define what is and is not 'internet' access, eg. they turn the definition of 'internet' to mean unfettered access to the micro$oft servers is and you're ability to send personal information over to them.

[intelVISA → mymyairduster]

Internet access is when your machine can exfiltrate data to Redmond, CA.

[Kwpolska → intelVISA]

Yeah, right.

The Redmond you’re thinking of is in Washington, BTW.

[intelVISA → Kwpolska]

Never was good at geography, thx :)